Changes: Craig Mack

Craig Mack
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Birth name	Craig Jamieson Mack
Also known as	MC EZ
Born	May 10, 1970 ; Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Origin	Long Island, New York, U.S.
Died	March 12, 2018 (aged 47) ; Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, record producer
Years active	1988-2006, 2012-2018
Label(s)	Bad Boy, Street Life
Associated acts	Sean Combs, Easy Mo Bee, MC EZ & Troup, The Notorious B.I.G.

Revision as of 08:03, 7 January 2020

Craig Jamieson Mack (May 10, 1970 - March 12, 2018) was an American rapper and record producer from Long Island, New York. He gained fame in the mid-1990s on Puff Daddy's label Bad Boy Records, mainly due to the success of his single "Flava in Ya Ear". The remix of the single featured the breakout appearance of The Notorious B.I.G., as well as one of the first solo appearances by Busta Rhymes. The release of Mack's debut album Project: Funk da World in 1994 was greatly overshadowed by the release of B.I.G.'s album Ready to Die, which was released one week earlier.

Mack released a second album, Operation: Get Down, in 1997 on another record label, but it did not have any charting singles and failed to do well commercially or critically. Mack disappeared from the hip hop scene a couple of years after the release of the album.

From 2012, Mack resided in the Overcomer Ministry located in Walterboro, South Carolina. On 12 March 2018, Mack died from heart failure at a hospital near his home.

Discography

Studio albums

1994: Project: Funk da World
1997: Operation: Get Down

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-|Row 3 info = 12 March 2018 <br> Walterboro, South Carolina, United States
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-|Row 5 info = 1988, 1993-2006, 2012-2018
+|Row 5 info = March 12, 2018 (aged 47) <br> Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S.
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-|Row 6 info = [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]], Street Life
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-|Row 7 info = [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Keith Murray]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], [[Q-Tip]]}}'''Craig Mack''' (10 May 1971 - 12 March 2018) was an American rapper from Long Island, New York. He gained fame in the 1990s on [[Puff Daddy]]'s label [[Bad Boy Records]], mainly due to the success of his single "[[Flava in Ya Ear]]". The remix of the single featured the breakout appearance of [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], as well as one of the first solo appearances by [[Busta Rhymes]]. The release of Mack's debut album ''[[Project Funk da World|Project: Funk da World]]'' in 1994 was greatly overshadowed by the release of B.I.G.'s album ''[[Ready to Die]]'', which was released one week earlier.
+|Row 8 title = Years active
+|Row 8 info = 1988-2006, 2012-2018
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+|Row 9 info = [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]], Street Life|Row 10 title = Associated acts|Row 10 info = [[Sean Combs]], [[Easy Mo Bee]], [[MC EZ & Troup]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]}}'''Craig Jamieson Mack''' (May 10, 1970 - March 12, 2018) was an American rapper and record producer from Long Island, New York. He gained fame in the mid-1990s on [[Puff Daddy]]'s label [[Bad Boy Records]], mainly due to the success of his single "[[Flava in Ya Ear]]". The remix of the single featured the breakout appearance of [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], as well as one of the first solo appearances by [[Busta Rhymes]]. The release of Mack's debut album ''[[Project Funk da World|Project: Funk da World]]'' in 1994 was greatly overshadowed by the release of B.I.G.'s album ''[[Ready to Die]]'', which was released one week earlier.
-Although Puff Daddy mentioned in a 1994 interview on MTV's ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'' that he was working with Mack on his second album, this proved not to be the case, and Mack, who was present at the interview, appeared puzzled by the statement. Mack did release a second album, ''[[Operation: Get Down]]'', in 1997 on another record label, but it did not have any charting singles and didn't do well commercially or critically. Craig Mack disappeared from the hip hop scene sometime after the release of the album.
+Mack released a second album, ''[[Operation: Get Down]]'', in 1997 on another record label, but it did not have any charting singles and failed to do well commercially or critically. Mack disappeared from the hip hop scene a couple of years after the release of the album.
-From 2012, Craig Mack resided in the Overcomer Ministry located in Walterboro, South Carolina. On 12 March 2018, Mack died from heart failure at a hospital near his home.
+From 2012, Mack resided in the Overcomer Ministry located in Walterboro, South Carolina. On 12 March 2018, Mack died from heart failure at a hospital near his home.
 ==Discography==
+===Studio albums===
 *1994: ''[[Project Funk da World|Project: Funk da World]]''
 *1997: ''[[Operation: Get Down]]''
-[[Category:1971 births]]
+[[Category:1970 births]]
-[[Category:American rappers]]
 [[Category:African-American rappers]]
-[[Category:Rappers from New York City]]
+[[Category:American rappers]]
-[[Category:Rappers from Brentwood, New York]]
+[[Category:Rappers from Long Island]]
-[[Category:Rappers from New Jersey]]
 [[Category:Rappers from Trenton, New Jersey]]
 [[Category:Bad Boy Records rappers]]
-[[Category:East Coast hip hop musicians]]
+[[Category:Arista Records rappers]]
-[[Category:Article stubs]]
 [[Category:2018 deaths]]
 [[Category:Deceased rappers]]
+[[Category:Article stubs]]
+[[Category:Rappers from New York]]

Craig Mack

Birth name	Craig Jamieson Mack
Also known as	MC EZ
Born	May 10, 1970 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Origin	Long Island, New York, U.S.
Died	March 12, 2018 (aged 47) Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, record producer
Years active	1988-2006, 2012-2018
Label(s)	Bad Boy, Street Life
Associated acts	Sean Combs, Easy Mo Bee, MC EZ & Troup, The Notorious B.I.G.